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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in execution
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievement
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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as in education
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
what his wife lacked in traditional accomplishment she made up for with a great generosity of spirit
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Recent Examples of accomplishment
But while those are decent accomplishments for this iteration of the Boston Bruins, there were no illusions inside the locker room or with the coach about where this team is right now.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
Secretive to the extreme, the company did not announce this accomplishment until a blog post by Bezos on January 2, 2007.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Students are selected based on leadership and service to their school and community and have demonstrated exceptional scholarship, visual, creative, and performing arts talent and accomplishment in career and technical fields.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Soto-Martínez said his biggest accomplishments include raising the minimum wage to $30 for tourism workers, updating the rent stabilization ordinance for the first time in 40 years and growing his district’s rapid response network to combat federal immigration raids.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
Secretive to the extreme, the company did not announce this accomplishment until a blog post by Bezos on January 2, 2007.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Students are selected based on leadership and service to their school and community and have demonstrated exceptional scholarship, visual, creative, and performing arts talent and accomplishment in career and technical fields.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Soto-Martínez said his biggest accomplishments include raising the minimum wage to $30 for tourism workers, updating the rent stabilization ordinance for the first time in 40 years and growing his district’s rapid response network to combat federal immigration raids.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
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This other cousin is now in her mid-70s and has always enjoyed a very luxurious life due to the business success of her father – my uncle – and our grandfather.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Does that kind of discourse-friendly success override the fact that Euphoria is too young, too scummy, and too dumb to fit into the usual Emmy pattern?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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The same-day executions by lethal injection came about an hour and a half apart on Thursday, April 30.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Iranian American actor Anthony Azizi says the continuing Middle East conflict has sparked rising persecution of Iran’s Baha’i minority, including its members being jailed and tortured under the threat of execution.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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This intent aligned with the nation’s urgent emphasis on education as a defense against mob rule.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tall served as Mali’s education and science minister from 2016 to 2017 and is the president of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, a political party opposed to the military government.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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According to Amazon, the next-generation facilities reduce fulfillment processing times by up to 25 percent, with the logistics powerhouse also aiming to cut costs the same 25 percent during peak delivery seasons.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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IHerb shuttered the Lexington fulfillment center for similar reasons.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the slow realization that Snake Rob was a genuine threat who would ultimately run the game was especially satisfying and a reminder of how well The Traitors works as an all-star showcase and narrative machine, even in its fourth season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The realization that one of the country’s top sprinters was a Vista graduate who got her start at the same meet served as further inspiration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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There are ancient civilizations that have achieved extremely sophisticated engineering.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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His planet has dealt with great wars that have devastated civilization and left advanced weaponry accessible to very few people.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Challenges and limitations One of the biggest obstacles to implementation is the price tag; Pano AI, for instance, charges around $50,000 annually per camera.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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One of the biggest obstacles to implementation is the price tag; Pano AI, for instance, charges around $50,000 annually per camera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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